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Palmetto
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What's The Definition Of Palmetto?
[n] any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves
Synonyms | Synonyms for Palmetto: Related Terms | Find terms related to Palmetto: See Also | cabbage palm | cabbage palmetto | fan palm | Sabal palmetto Palmetto In Webster's Dictionary \Pal*met"to\, n. [Dim. of palm the tree: cf. Sp.
palmito.] (Bot.)
A name given to palms of several genera and species growing
in the West Indies and the Southern United States. In the
United States, the name is applied especially to the
{Cham[ae]rops, or Sabal, Palmetto}, the cabbage tree of
Florida and the Carolinas. See {Cabbage tree}, under
{Cabbage}.
{Royal palmetto}, the West Indian {Sabal umbraculifera}, the
trunk of which, when hollowed, is used for water pipes,
etc. The leaves are used for thatching, and for making
hats, ropes, etc.
{Saw palmetto}, {Sabal serrulata}, a native of Georgia, South
Carolina, and Florida. The nearly impassable jungle which
it forms is called palmetto scrub.
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